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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
3. What discussions has the Counsel General had with other law officers regarding the impact on modern slavery and human rights in Wales of the UK Government’s Illegal Migration Bill? OQ59348
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
I'm really disappointed to hear about sanctions, rather than compassion, because that's what we're talking about here. And I just hope that the individual who thinks it's okay never finds himself in need, because then he'll know how it feels. But the point I…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
That's fine.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Just a very quick one. You've set a range, but you've also said it's a matter for local authorities to determine what that charge will be. Did you not think that maybe a national approach would be advantageous rather than a local?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
We all know now that we're getting longer, hotter summers, which means that more people are going outside with barbecues, and there are different fuels that fuel barbecues, and they tend to be quite close to other people's houses, where those people might…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Back to enforcement, Minister—carrot and stick. The Welsh Government has chosen not to include the following in the White Paper proposals: banning outdoor combustion, including bonfires, in smoke control areas; mandating the application of smoke control…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Thank you. I wanted to ask that question because that will be asked of me, but—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
I accept that, Minister, and, of course, in a rural area like mine, there will be a need for education for people who are not—. They're off gas; they burn coal, they burn wood, as a means—affordable means, in some cases—to keep their homes warm. How will…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 2
Minister, I want to move on to smoke control, and how will the move from criminal to civil sanctions in relation to smoke being emitted from a chimney within a smoke control area make it easier for local authorities to improve that air quality?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
I see that you've set a date for local authorities to come up with their plans, and that's laudable. But you haven't come up with a timescale for the Welsh Government to approve those plans.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
The dispute resolution hasn't been touched on, and I can think of an example in my area, where you've got a school right next door to an industrial estate. I certainly wouldn't have given planning myself, but there it is. So, you can see there how tricky it…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Minister, you're asking local authorities to set projected compliance dates for their air quality action plans. Is that reasonable, because they don't hold all the required levers to address air quality? And I conflate this, then, with, if that gives rise to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Okay. I'm on page—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence from the Minister for Climate Change: part 1
Just on having the right technical information, are we talking about a standardised monitoring system? Because, if we use different monitors, potentially, we could have different readings of different outputs, or pollution in the air. So, my question is: are…
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Legislative Consent Motion on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
I'm pleased that you're happy to take an intervention. You're trying to assure us, or reassure us, that the UK Government take workers' rights seriously, and yet, when workers were demonstrating against poor pay and conditions, the very first thing they tried…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Minister for Health and Social Services
That's a shame. [Laughter.]
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Minister for Health and Social Services
Will you take an intervention?
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Minister for Health and Social Services
Since you worked inside the hospital, you must have surely come across people telling you that they were being starved of funds by your Government, the Government that you support. What did you say to those people when you outlined why we haven’t funded…
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for taking an intervention. I'm a little bit puzzled as to what you're hoping to achieve here, so maybe you can explain it. Could you explain to me how you think the health services in north Wales are going to be enhanced overnight by removing the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Just on that very last point that you made, because the UK Government are bringing a procurement Bill within the health service, which the other committee I'm on is actually looking at now, and of course there's work for us to be done on that. I'm not asking…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Since you're obviously identifying strengths and weaknesses, and you've now got your decarbonisation board, do you feed in where the strengths and the weaknesses are, so that we can make a circular economy in terms of the skills shortages that you might…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
And can I just ask—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
And is that sustainable procurement? Does that come into it? Because that's what, ultimately, we're talking about. You mentioned refitting existing buildings. So, let's say the sustainable procurement is how you're going to do that, but also how you're going…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Okay. You did start to talk about the four priority areas. You did start. And you have identified them for us. The buildings was one area. And if we married the buildings up with procurement particularly, and of course our new procurement Bill has just gone…
